Cultural mediation in crisis translation

IF 1 3区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Shuyin Zhang, Yingyi Zhuang, Liwen Chang
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Abstract

This article presents a snapshot of citizen translators as cultural mediators in public services settings by investigating their role in multicultural communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they attempted to resolve potential conflicts in a crisis situation. The study, which focuses on university communities in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) in China, is one of the rare cases examining community translation and interpreting in a non-immigrant country where non-Chinese speakers are in a linguistically weaker position. The role of citizen translators in cultural mediation is outlined by recontextualizing mediation through interview-based qualitative research. During times of crisis, citizen translators arguably go beyond linguistic mediation and resolve conflicts by assuming extra duties and social responsibilities to ensure equal access to public services in multicultural communities, thus contributing to the emotional stability of the community and the smooth delivery of information on anti-epidemic measures.
危机翻译中的文化调解
本文通过调查公民翻译在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间在多元文化社区中的作用,以及他们如何试图解决危机情况下的潜在冲突,简要介绍了公民翻译在公共服务环境中作为文化调解人的情况。这项研究的重点是中国大湾区的大学社区,是在非移民国家研究社区翻译和口译的罕见案例之一,在这些国家,非汉语使用者在语言上处于弱势地位。通过访谈为基础的定性研究,重新语境化调解,概述了公民翻译在文化调解中的作用。在危机时刻,公民翻译可以说超越了语言调解,通过承担额外的义务和社会责任来解决冲突,确保多元文化社区平等获得公共服务,从而有助于社区情绪稳定和防疫措施信息的顺利传递。
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期刊介绍: Translation and Interpreting Studies (TIS) is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal designed to disseminate knowledge and research relevant to all areas of language mediation. TIS seeks to address broad, common concerns among scholars working in various areas of Translation and Interpreting Studies, while encouraging sound empirical research that could serve as a bridge between academics and practitioners. The journal is also dedicated to facilitating communication among those who may be working on related subjects in other fields, from Comparative Literature to Information Science. Finally, TIS is a forum for the dissemination in English translation of relevant scholarly research originally published in languages other than English. TIS is the official journal of the American Translation and Interpreting Studies Association (ATISA).
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